Wildlife Department Fishing Report - 09/23/2009

FISHING REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

CENTRAL

Arcadia: September 18. Elevation 1 ft. above normal, water 80 and semi-clear. Largemouth bass fair to good on worms at 10 ft. around brush piles and tree lines. Channel catfish fair to good on liver and worms at 10 ft. around north and south points and coves. Crappie good on minnows at 12 ft. around north and south brush piles. Report submitted by Linnie Mason, Lake Arcadia gate attendant.

Overholser: September 20. White bass fair on minnows and jigs around the docks. Channel catfish fair on stinkbait. Crappie fair around the docks. Report submitted by Blake Pearson, game warden stationed in Kingfisher County.

Thunderbird: September 20. Elevation 1/2 ft. below normal and clear. White bass good on jigs/sassy shad off points and drop offs. Saugeye good on medium-diving crankbaits, jigs and sassy shad in lime green or silver pearl color off points and humps. Crappie good on minnows and small jigs at 7-9 ft. around structure. Report submitted by Tony Woodruff, game warden stationed in Cleveland County.

Wes Watkins: September 14. Elevation slightly above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits around timber. Channel catfish fair to good on shrimp and chicken liver. Crappie fair to good on minnows around the dam. Report submitted by Mike France, game warden stationed in Pottawatomie County.

NORTHEAST

Birch: September 20. Elevation normal, water clear. Hybrid striped bass fair. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by David Clay, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Carl Blackwell: September 20. Elevation normal, water 77. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs. Report submitted by Jon Cunningham, game warden stationed in Payne County.

Copan: September 20. Elevation above normal, water clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 6-8 ft. near docks and areas with submerged structure. Catfish slow on chicken liver and cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.

Eucha: September 23. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal, water 74 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 12-14 ft. around brush and structure. Largemouth fair on topwater lures. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Ft. Gibson: September 20. Elevation 5 1/2 ft. above normal and stained. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and spinnerbaits at 2-10 ft. White bass good jigging in deep water under the bridges and on swim baits and silver spoons around structure. Crappie fair at 5-15 ft. on minnows. Catfish good on cut shad and hot dog chunks in the creeks and main channel. Report submitted by Rick Stafford with 3riverguideservice.com

Grand: September 21. Elevation above normal, water 70-74 and clear. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, worms and jigs. White bass good on slab spoons and rooster tails at 10-15 ft. Channel, blue and flathead catfish good on juglines with shad, shrimp and worms at 10-20 ft. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in black or yellow at 4-20 ft. around docks and brush. Bluegill sunfish good on worms at 2-4 ft. Paddlefish fair. Report submitted by Grand Lake Sports Center.

Greenleaf: September 21. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass good on spinnerbaits and crankbaits along shorelines, brush structure and creek channels. Catfish good on fresh cut bait on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and fishing dock. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

Hudson: September 21. Elevation 2 ft. above normal. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Blue catfish fair to good on cut bait. Report submitted by Steve Loveland, game warden stationed in Rogers and Mayes counties.

Hulah: September 20. Elevation above normal, water murky. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 8-10 ft. near submerged structure. Catfish fair on worms and cut shad below the dam. Report submitted by Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.


Kaw: September 22. Elevation below normal. White and striped bass fair on bucktails and shad in the tailwaters. Blue catfish good on shad in the upper Arkansas arm. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 15-20 ft. along Sarge Creek. Report submitted by Marshall Reigh, game warden stationed in Grant County.

Lower Illinois: September 16. Elevation normal, water 60 and clear. Largemouth bass fair on topwater lures around weed beds, coves and road beds. Striped bass good on live shad at 1-2 ft. below Gore Landing. Channel catfish good on cut bait on bottom all along the river. Trout good on flies at the surface, on rooster tails at 1-2 ft. and on power bait on bottom from the dam to Gore Landing. Report submitted by D. Tracy, Town of Gore.

Skiatook: September 21. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water mid 70s and clear. Crappie good on minnows and jigs at 10-20 ft. around standing timber. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County. Report submitted by Paul Welch, game warden stationed in Osage County.

Spavinaw: September 23. Elevation 3/4 ft. above normal, water 74 and dingy. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around the dam area. Largemouth fair on spinner baits. Report submitted by Dwight Moore, City of Tulsa Fisheries.

Webbers Falls: September 21. Elevation 2 ft. above normal, water murky. Largemouth bass fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits in creek channels and riprap. Catfish good on fresh cut bait and sunfish on bottom. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs around brush structure and bridges. Report submitted by Lark Wilson, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.

NORTHWEST

Canton: September 20. Elevation 1 ft. below normal. White bass and striped bass hybrids good on shad and slabs. Channel catfish good on shad and stinkbait. Report submitted by Mark Walker, game warden stationed in Blaine County.

SOUTHEAST

Arbuckle: September 20. Elevation normal, water 77 and stained up creek and main lake clear. White bass good on rattletraps and gay blades on top in the main lake chasing shad. Crappie are hitting marabou jigs on brush piles at 12-17ft. Bass hitting best on Carolina-rigged lizards and crankbaits. Report submitted by Jack Melton.

Broken Bow: September 20. Elevation rising. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on jigs around rocky points and mouths of creeks. Crappie good on minnows and jigs in the upper end of the lake around structure. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Eufaula: September 20. Elevation normal, water clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around deeper points and rocky areas. White bass good on topwater lures and slab spoons on the flats early and late. Blue catfish good on fresh cut shad drifting the flats. Crappie fair on minnows and jigs at 13-18 ft. under bridges and around standing timber. Report submitted by Ed Rodebush, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.

Hugo: September 20. Elevation 2 1/2 ft. above normal and rising. Crappie and bass fair on minnows and spinnerbaits around button brush. Channel catfish fair on blood bait and stinkbait. Report submitted by Jay Harvey, game warden stationed in Choctaw and Bryan counties.

McGee Creek: September 20. Elevation normal, water 78 and clear. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic jerk baits at 3-10 ft. and on topwater lures early and late for schooling fish. Crappie good on minnows and jigs around cedar brush. Channel catfish fair on juglines with live bait. Report submitted by Larry Luman, game warden stationed in Atoka County

Pine Creek: September 20. Elevation above normal and murky. Bass good on spinnerbaits, but anglers are having more success with plastic worms around points. Crappie biting plastic grubs fished around main feeder creek points as they empty into the lake at 5-10 ft. Catfish fair on juglines with cut shad. Sunfish good to excellent around the lake around rocky points. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.

Sardis Lake: September 21. Bass good off of points and around creek channels on spinnerbaits and plugs; also good on watermelon lizards in grass. Best at night and early morning. Crappie excellent on pink or green and black grubs around cover and on live minnows off of Jack Fork Bridge, half bridge, tower and in timber on east side of Bohanan Ridge. Flathead catfish fair on juglines or trotlines with shad, sunfish or goldfish off points close to channels. Blue and channel catfish excellent on juglines and trotlines with cut bait, shrimp or shad off points and close to channels. White bass fair trolling around islands and east side of lake by tower and excellent when found surfacing on lake. Walleye fair trolling rattletraps around islands. Report submitted by Allen Couch, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.

Texoma: September 20. Elevation normal, water 80 and clear. Largemouth bass and smallmouth bass fair to good on spinnerbaits in the creek channels. Striped and white bass fair to good on live bait and sassy shad from Platter flats south and west. Channel and blue catfish fair to good on cut baits and live shad from Catfish Bay north. Crappie fair to good on minnows around underwater brush. Sunfish good on worms around the fishing docks. Report submitted by Danny Clubb, game warden stationed in Bryan County.

Wister: September 20. Elevation 6 1/2 ft. above normal and murky. Largemouth bass good on soft plastic worms and spinnerbaits early and late. Crappie fair with small spinnerbaits, pink jigs and minnows. Channel and blue catfish fair on juglines baited with cut shad and liver. Report submitted by Randy Fennell, game warden stationed in LeFlore County.

SOUTHWEST

Altus-Lugert: September 20. Elevation 25 ft. below normal. Catfish fair to good. Striped bass hybrids and walleye fair to good. Crappie fair on minnows. Report submitted by Sue Hokanson, Quartz Mountain State Park.

Foss: September 20. Elevation 1 ft. below normal, water 70 and clear. Walleye fair. Striped hybrid bass fair. Bass fair. Report submitted by Eric Puyear, B & K Bait House.

Ft. Cobb: September 20. Elevation 1/2 ft. above normal. Catfish slow to fair on cut baits and stinkbaits. Report submitted by James L. Edwards Jr., game warden stationed in Caddo County.

Lawtonka: September 20. Catfish good on cut bait drift fishing. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.

Waurika: September 21. Elevation slightly below normal. Blue catfish fair on juglines with cut shad. Report submitted by Phillip Cottrill, game warden stationed in Cotton County.